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PubMed Abstract, View on AlzSWAN
REAGENTS/MATERIAL: Antisera 4G8, which is specific to epitopes between residues 17-28 of Ab
Antisera CT15 (gift of Dr. Sisodia), which is specific for the carboxyl-terminal 15 residues of APP.
Homologous recombination in embryonic stem cells in generating BACE1-deficient mice.
FUTURE DIRECTION: BACE1 null mice are viable, it is possible to develop BACE1 inhibitors that ameliorate b-amyloid deposition without profound adverse effects.